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Hospital Porter warns NHS in crisis

Dr Mark Porter, Chair of the British Medical Association (BMA), has warned that the NHS is struggling to cope with heavy financial pressure, mostly imposed by government policy, and with the aftermath of the Mid-Staffs scandal. Although much of the ...

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A new you, or just the old stereotypes?

Along with the New Year comes an announcement that Cosmopolitan Body, Cosmopolitan’s health and fitness spin-off magazine, has been researching what scares people about the gym. You might think the scariest thing about the gym is the cost, or the ...

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Hospice makes it two in a row

Beckton- based Richard House Children’s Hospice has won a gold medal at the London Garden Society awards for the second year running. The repeat victory came in the “small garden” category.   Richard House supports children and young adults who ...

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Is measles epidemic inevitable?

According to the World Health Organisation: “The 9 deaths [in Western Europe] and thousands of measles-associated hospitalisations in 2011 are a reminder that measles is a serious disease that may cause death in all age groups, even in countries with ...

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Travellers underinsure their health, says survey

An investigation by ASDA Money, the wing of the ASDA supermarket which offers financial services, has found that travellers both underinsure themselves and underestimate the costs of falling ill while overseas. Parents taking their families to European destinations often relied ...

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